Tuesday, 25 October 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Australian Bat Lyssavirus - Australia: (NSW) flying fox, alert

Rabies -- Australia
Every year at this time, New South Wales (NSW) Health issues a warning about the risk of Lyssavirus as the bat breeding season begins in the region. Health officials warn people not to approach or handle injured bats and flying foxes to avoid exposure to the potentially fatal Australian Bat lyssavirus, which is closely related to the rabies virus.
So far this year, more than 400 NSW residents have been given rabies post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following high-risk exposures to potentially

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2esdrYw

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